1 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供前4小题选用，第二个方框供后4小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。

A. missing       B. wet       C. wife       D. vacation E. grew up

F. thanked       G. garden       H. last       I. excited J. bedroom

The 75­-year­-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children     1     and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.

During one     2     , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was     3     . The watch was from his     4     and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it anywhere.

When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.

One granddaughter asked, “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the     5     time?”

“I guess when I was cleaning the     6     ! ” he replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn’t find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.

One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a(n)     7     look on his face.

Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied, “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and     8     the little boy.

This is the power of silence. If we stay calm (冷静), we are more able to find the ways of solving problems.

2 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

as a result,        concern,               annoy,               gather,               previous,        proposal, get discount on,     reject,               sufficient,        delete,               check out,        position,        threat

1. You might not believe this, but even some famous author's books were ________ many times before being accepted and published.
2. Have you heard of the new 24-hour bookshop? I'm going to ________ it ________tonight.
3. The musician hopes that he will have ________ time to make the new album.
4. Many people do not realise the importance of space exploration technology in their lives, ________ space exploration becomes a waste of time and money in their eyes.
5. The girl was ________ with her boyfriend, who was late for her birthday party.
6. The new assistant impressed the boss with his creative ________ for solving the company's problems.
7. We are ________about endangered animals.
8. It is believed that many plant species are ________ with extinction now.
9. An increasing number of people like shopping online because they can often ________ many goods.
10. That app which isn't needed anymore ________ from my smartphone already.
11. While taking pictures, ensure that the camera is ________ at the eye level of the subject.
12. Many styles of music start as a reaction to a ________ one by changing it somehow in one way or another.
13. Thanksgiving and the Mid-Autumn Festival are the harvest festivals when people ______ and celebrate what they are grateful for.

3 . 选择方框里所给的词或短语，并用其适当形式完成句子，其中一项为多余选项。

volunteer, curious, attract, recognize, explore, challenge, lose heart, concentrate on, be responsible for, make it, make a difference

1. If you ________ your studies, you can make progress soon.
2. These ideas will be ________ in more detail in chapter 7 (第七章).
3. He is such a ________ boy, always asking questions.
4. Are there any ________ to help clear up?
5. Mike ________ me to a game of chess yesterday.
6. His parents should ________ for his crime.
7. The drawing has ________ thousands of visitors.
8. The book is now ________ as a classic.
9. The flight leaves in 5 minutes. We’ll never ________.
10. You support will certainly ________ in my cause (事业).